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Kabuki

Andrei — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 04:12:21 +0000

I’m sick. Last week sometime there was a really bad rain storm at the time and I walked a few kilometers to a store to buy some needed things. It wasn’t raining all that bad on the way there but on the way back it was pouring. I think that’s where I caught this cold. To make things worse, last Tuesday I went out for karaoke and sang too much. I shot my voice and made the cold worse.

I’m almost fully recovered today. I should be OK by Monday I think.

Last night we went to a Kabuki performance. Like everything else that I’m experiencing, it was my first. The performance was about four hours in total, with three short intermissions. There were a lot of the students that fell asleep or slept through most of the thing.

Kabuki is extremely stylized. From what the actors wear, to the backgrounds, to the very tones and language used. To watch it was like watching a living art piece in movement. The only thing that I didn’t like was that it was very difficult to understand what everyone was saying, but from what I head even Japanese have a difficult time.

In short, it was awesome! If I have the chance, I’ll go again.

Last Few Days

Andrei — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 03:43:26 +0000

Nothing too exciting has been happening lately I think. Every day I study hard to not only learn the material from class but also to absorb new culture, language patterns, kanji (of course, right), and everything else I see around me. I’m a sponge! (頭がぐちゃぐちゃと感じてるけど)

This coming Friday I’m going to my first Kabuki performance. I’m extremely excited about it and am dying to take tons of pictures, but I’ve been told that’s not allowed and they do have bouncers who will happily remove me. I’ll take pictures of the building from the outside at least.

I’ve been buying the TV Guide magazine every week or so, so I can keep up with what’s on TV. I’ve gotten myself addicted to watching TV though because of it, and because it’s just so damn addictive anyway. Hello! Morning is one show that I make sure to watch every Sunday morning ― this morning’s episode was pretty funny.

Today, finally, the weather has cleared up and is looking to be a very nice day to walk around town and explore. Unfortunately I have a ton of homework and studying to do today (-_-*)